David J. Burke Jr.

David J. Burke, Jr. David J. Burke, Jr. of Broomall since 1979, passed away on Sept 15, 2014, age 67. Born in Upper Darby, he graduated from Interboro High School class of 1965, while in Interboro he received five letters, 2 for wrestling and 3 for football, David was on the Championship football team in 1964, he also participated in Track & Field. He went on to attend Cheney College and was on their wrestling team, 1966, 67, 68. He transferred over to West Chester State College where he graduated with a BS degree in Education in 1969. David went on to do his Post Graduate History work from West Chester State College. Mr. Burke went on to teach in the Lower Merion School District for 36 years until he left in 2006, he taught at the Ardmore Junior High from 1970-1979 and then the Lower Merion High School from 1979-2006, where he taught 9th grade World Culture. He was the head coach at Lower Merion for 31 years with a total of 278 career wins as a wrestling coach. He was inducted into the Southeastern PA Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012 and was the National High School Coach of the Year in 1991 for wrestling. He also ran the Lower Merion High School Football scoreboard for more than 20 years. He was diagnosed with Diabetes at age 21, in 1991 he was one of the first six individuals to receive a kidney/pancreas transplant. In 1997 he had a second kidney transplant and 2001 he had a Liver resection, in 2011 he had to have a leg removed below the knee due to the diabetes. In spite of all the above medical conditions he kept up with his coaching and teaching activities at Lower Merion High School. Survivors: Beloved son of Mary (Nee O'Donnell) Burke, Devoted father of Sean and brother of John J. (Sharon) Burke. Survivors: Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Sunday eve 6:00 to 8:00p.m. in the Frank C. Videon Funeral Home, 2001 Sproul Rd., Broomall and to his Funeral Mass on Monday at 10:00a.m. in St. Pius X Church, 220 Lawrence Rds., Broomall, PA 19008. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent in his name to either the Lower Merion Wrestling, 315 E. Montgomery Ave., Ardmore, PA 19003 or Lower Merion Township Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 346, Ardmore, PA 19003. Int.: SS. Peter & Paul Cemetery.